Malaki Starks: DB · Georgia · #24.
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Malaki Starks
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Third year in the same secondary at Georgia. All-America (AFCA) in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Georgia Tech — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
77 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-3vs No. 14 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-3vs Tennessee Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 13-12@ Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-41@ No. 4 Alabama | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-13vs Auburn | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-31vs Mississippi State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-15@ No. 1 Texas | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-20vs Florida | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-28@ No. 16 Ole Miss | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17vs No. 6 Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 59-21vs Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 44-42vs Georgia Tech | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 15 | W 22-19vs No. 2 Texas | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 52 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
77tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL77 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 39-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
55.2%
513 pass / 416 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
537 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #155 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2024
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia, 189 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2023) — drafted at #27 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
named by 3 selectors
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 2nd NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 2nd NFL season
